Elisa Gutierrez

Elisa Maldonado, aged 65 years young went to be with the Lord on August 24th, 2021. Elisa grew up in the Houston/Pasadena area and resided in this area her entire life. She worked over 30 years in the print industry. Elisa loved her career, loved to be productive and had a well-respected work ethic. She enjoyed traveling, shopping, crafting wreaths and watching Alberico do the gardening. Elisa will be dearly missed and always remembered.

Elisa was predeceased by her father EC, mother Shirley and sisters, Virginia Colunga and Baby Jean. She is survived by her husband Alberico Maldonado, with whom she enjoyed 21 years of marriage & life with. Also surviving to cherish her memory are Elisa’s children, Soli Gutierrez & daughter-in-law Danielle O’Neal, Jennifer Garza & son-in-law Albert Garza, and Andrew Gutierrez, and 2 beautiful granddaughters, Solara, and Mia Gutierrez. Sisters Lilly Canales, Evelyn Cordona, Linda Luna, and Elizabeth Medina, sister-in-law Flor Maldonado, nieces Anne Longoria & Rochelle McKinney, nephews Frank Longoria & Eric Longoria and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and beloved friends are among the many others who survive to miss Elisa. Fur babies Hercules, Chiquita & Princess will also be missing our beloved Elisa.

A woman of Christian faith, Elisa was never without praise of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and enjoyed serving Him through church, bible study, and in comradery with friends and family. Whether it was on the phone, at dinner, a birthday party, holiday event, or just on the couch, catching a chat with Elisa was a treat…sometimes a very spicey treat with extra sauce! Elisa had a love of her Hispanic culture and heritage; she enjoyed sharing that love of culture, especially with her grand babies. She was very proud of being a multigenerational Native Texan.

Adding to just how special she was, Elisa was born on December 31st – a New Year’s Eve birthday! Celebrating New Year’s Eve with Elisa on her birthday was everything that was right with the world – a celebration of her and the excitement of a new year. We will toast our dearly missed wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend every New Year celebration, always and forever treasuring Elisa in our hearts.

We invite all of Elisa’s loved ones to join us in celebrating her beautiful life on August 31, 2021.

A visitation for Elisa will be held Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home, 6900 Lawndale Street, Houston, TX 77023. A funeral service will begin at 2:00 PM. Interment will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.